Yarn winder

ABSTRACT

A frame supports a horizontally elongated member upon which yarn can be wound and thereafter unwound, the member being rotatable about a horizontal axis by a crank. The frame supports a compartment below the member for storing work and/or needles.

[541 YARN WHNDEM 2,284,077 5 1942 Wallace ..242/96 1 714 362 5/1929Grimes ..223/l06 72 1 t lDar 11G. B 12 303 N. L ustSt.,Gen 1 m 3 919,9224/1909 McMurray ..242/ss 2,823,842 2/1958 Huff ..223/107 [22] Fiied:July 27, 1970 Primary ExaminerGeorge F. Mautz [21] App1.No.: 58,261

[57] ABSTRACT [52] ILLS. C1 ..242/541,223/107,242/85, A frame Supports ahorizontally eljongated member upon 242/961242/137 which yarn can bewound and thereafter unwound, the [51] 11 1. C1. ..B65lh 75/00, A411131/00 member being rotatable about a horizontal axis by a crank [58]101610 6156611611 ..242/54, 85,96, 106, 77.2, The frame supports 3Compartment below the member for 242/127, 134, 137, 55; 223 107, 106,108, 109 Storing work andlorneedles [56] R f r n W 1 Claims, 5 DrawingFigures UNITED STATES PATENTS l/l910 Shanpon....,.... ..242/85PATENTEUJMZBQYZ I 31637; 1 50 INVENTOR.

DARRELL G. BUTZ YARN wnvnsn SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance withmy invention I provide a frame supporting a horizontally disposed hollowcompartment accessible from an opening either at the top or frontthereof. The frame also supports means disposed above the compartmentfor receiving and supplying yarn. The means comprises two parallelvertical like discs interconnected by a horizontal shaft interconnectedto and extending between the centers of the discs. A handcrank issecured to an extension of the shaft which passes through one of thediscs whereby the discs and shaft can be rotated in either directionabout the horizontal axis of the shaft. Four parallel horizontallyelongated rods extend between the discs, in such manner that the shaftextends parallel thereto and midway therebetween. In use, one end of alength of yarn is secured to the shaft and when the crank is turned, theyarn will be wound about the rods for subsequent unwinding as desired.

Yarn can be easily fed to the work without tangle. The yarn is held offthe ground. Needles and/or work can be stored in the compartment asdesired. My invention is light in weight and readily portable. It has anattractive appearance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings:

FIG. I is a perspective view of one form of my invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a modification of the invention of FIG.II; and

FIG. 5 is a front view of the apparatus of FIG. 4.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to FIGS.1-5, two vertical parallel flat membars having the shape of an invertedY with a centered or offset vertical leg MIA are interconnected at theirbottom portions by two parallel horizontally elongated boards 12 lyingin vertical planes and extending transversely between the members. Aflat horizontal member M lying in a horizontal plate is disposedunderneath boards 12 to form a compartment therewith for receivingneedles and/or work.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the compartment is accessible from the top.As shown in FIGS. 1-3, one board 112A can be wider and have a moreelevated top edge with a member 16 extending parallel to member 14 andsecured to board 12A whereby a vertical opening to the compartment isformed between the other board 12 and member I6 as shown at I8.

As shown in all of the figures, an elongated horizontal shaft 20 extendsbetween the top portions of members and is rotatable about its axis bymeans of manually operable crank 22 secured to one end thereof.

Two oppositely disposed vertical parallel circular discs 24 are eachsecured at its center to the shaft. Four horizontally elongated rods 26equidistantly disposed from each other and from shaft 20 extend betweenand are secured to the discs and are parallel to the shaft.

Yarn 28 can then be wound about the rods 26 or unwound therefrom in themanner previously described.

While I have described my invention with particular reference to thedrawings, such is not to be considered as limiting its actual scope.

Having thus described this invention, what is claimed as new l. A yarnwinder comprising in combination a pair of vertical, parallelspaced-apart legs, rotatable horizontal shaft supported through theupper ends of said. legs, a handcrank on one end of said shaft, a reelaffixed on said shaft, said reel consisting of a pair of spaced-apartcircular discs with a cylindrical barrel secured therebetween thatconsists of four parallel rods spaced around said shaft; and acompartment for receiving needles and work being formed between saidlegs, said compartment being comprised by horizontal bottom and topwalls, a low sidewall and opposite high sidewall between said legs, saidlow sidewall having an access opening to said compartment formed betweenan upper edge thereof and a side edge of said top wall.

1. A yarn winder comprising in combination a pair of vertical, parallelspaced-apart legs, rotatable horizontal shaft supported through theupper ends of said legs, a handcrank on one end of said shaft, a reelaffixed on said shaft, said reel consisting of a pair of spaced-apartcircular discs with a cylindrical barrel secured therebetween thatconsists of four parallel rods spaced around said shaft; and acompartment for receiving needles and work being formed between saidlegs, said compartment being comprised by horizontal bottom and topwalls, a low sidewall and opposite high sidewall between said legs, saidlow sidewall having an access opening to said compartment formed betweenan upper edge thereof and a side edge of said top wall.